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Dan Swofford, Head Coach Casey Merrifield - A backs & DL

dswofford@avabears.net cmerrifield@avabears.net
Garrett Baird - WR & DB Rick Supancic - O Line & can do it all!
gbaird@avabears.net rsupancic@avabears.net
Joe Shantz - O Line & LB
 Program Overview
● Started running flexbone 6 years ago.
6 year Rushing Stats
● In those 6 years we have won 53 games. ● 70 games
● 23-3 in the last 2 years. ● 21,287 rush yds
● 304.1 ypg rushing
● Haven’t lost a conference game in 2 years.
● 2017 - 4,576 total offensive yards. 4035 yds high (2017)
(13 games - 310.4 ypg)
● 2018 - 5,019 total offensive yards. 2800 yds low (2016)
● (11 games - 254.5 ypg)
● 2017 & 2018 - played in Class 2 state
quarterfinal game
2018 Season
Total Yards
Opponents
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A: Buffalo (MO) 191
B: Hallsville (MO) 404
C: Mountain Grove (MO) 383
2018 Season
● D: Liberty (Mountain View, MO) 389
● E: Salem (MO) 393
● F: Houston (MO) 520
● G: Thayer (MO) 349
● H: Cabool (MO) 448
● I: Willow Springs (MO) 370
● J: Forsyth (MO) 295
● K: Liberty (Mountain View, MO) 437
● L: Fair Grove (MO) 407
● M: Lamar (MO) 451
 Total Rush Yardage / TD
(by position)
B back QB Left A Right A

Yardage 1129 702 1009 903

TD’s 10 14 15 14
 Philosophy
● The Flexbone offense demands teamwork and selflessness. Every player is
a piece in something greater.
● In today's Spread dominated game, teams don’t see triple option regularly so it
can be a nightmare to prepare for.
● At the root of the offense is the fact with the triple option, you don’t have to
block at least two players on the play side. Your offense cancels them by the very
play you are running.
● In the Flexbone offense you don’t need big guys to be effective. You need
guys who are selfless, smart, and aggressive.
● When the offense is executed correctly you can compete with anyone. No
matter what the defense does, there is always an answer.
● We are always in search of the big play.
 Personnel
● We place guys in the position where they can best
benefit the team.
● We require them to be selfless and have an open
mind.
● Most of our Offensive Tackles for example, were
either Fullbacks or Wide Receivers at one time.
 Tackles
● Usually retired Fullbacks and Wide Receivers.
● We look for smart, quick guys.
● They don’t have to be huge. Last year our tackles both
weighed less than 170 pounds. One was an A back and
one was a WR last year.
● These are generally guys that deserve to be on the field
but they don’t fit anywhere else.
 Guards

● This is where we put our big boys.

● “Road Graders” (if we have them)
● They need to be athletic enough to pull.
 Center
● This is where we put our best lineman.
● Your smartest lineman.
● He makes most of the calls and sets
protections.
 Practice Script
1. Tackle (Hawk Tackle) - 10 Minutes
2. Special Teams - 10 Minutes
3. Split Time (Pods/Defensive Alignment) - 15 Minutes and
Switch (30 Min. Total) ½ offensive / ½ defensive time
4. Defensive Indy - 15 Minutes
5. Team Defense - 20-25 Minutes
6. Offensive Indy - 20 Minutes
7. Halfline/Goal Line (8 - 10 Plays Live) - 15 Minutes
8. Team Offense - 40 Minutes
 PODS drill (half line option drill)
● 3-5-up Defense moves to a spot (LB steps up or scrapes
● 0-4i-x (x))
● 1-5-x
● Shade-5-up Read keys step upfield or turn inside for B back

We get to spend time on Reads and correct

(we use the old technique steps, body position and assignments
numbering system)
We cover almost any defense that we could see
0-shade - 1-2-3 - 4i-4-5 etc.
Lineman Camp (prior to summer Team Camp)
Usually about 3.5 hours long.

This give me a chance to spend a few minutes to introduce

and practice most of the techniques and steps that we will
be using throughout the year.

We do this without pads and in a low key manner.

Go to spreadsheet
 Drills & Steps
Drills Steps

Scoop (bags) flat step, cross over, turn up, eyes in front of playside knee

Veer / Zone (chute) 6” step wide and 6” forward (& swap hands on veer) eyes to LB

Down (half line) 6” step toe pointing to landmark (usually head/eyes in front)

Pull (half line) 2 steps w/same foot (back & into hole), eyes to upfield armpit

Pass Pro (slide-gap) slide step backside (covered-short / long if uncovered) eyes to gap

Base step 6” straight ahead w/playside foot (& PPro) eyes to playside #

Double Teams (bag) “Ace” & “Buster” (Shoulders/Hips together) eyes to LB

 Offensive practice script
Ensures that we cover a variety of plays and fronts/stunts

Allows us to make sure that we cover the defenses that we believe

we will see that week

**Makes us more efficient and we can run more plays during

offensive team period in the time we have (no huddle)

Link to offensive
script
 The Big 4 Plus 1 System

● Inside Veer (12-13)

● Midline/Midline Option (10-11, 30-31)
● Sweep/Toss/Rocket (48-49)
● Zone Dive (32-33)

● Buck Sweep / Double G (58-59)

 The Big 4 plus 1 System
(In order of attempts)

1. Inside Veer - 159 Attempts, 6.1 Average, 48% Efficiency

2. Double G - 124 Attempts, 7.8 Average, 58% Efficiency
3. Midline - 63 Attempts, 5.8 Average, 52% Efficiency
4. Zone Dive - 61 Attempts, 3.72 Average, 67% Efficiency
5. Sweep/Toss/Rocket - 56 Attempts, 3.71 Average, 44% Efficiency
6. Midline Opt - 32 Attempts, 5.2 Average, 46% Efficiency
 Inside Veer Line Technique vs
5-2 (Odd)

● PST- Veer and Vertical to LB then Safety.

● PSG- Base to Ace, Veer and Vertical.

● C- Scoop to backside LB. (short scoop)

● BSG- Scoop the nose. (long scoop)

● BST- Scoop. (short scoop)

 Inside Veer Line Technique vs
4-3 (Even)
● PST- Veer and Vertical to LB then Safety.
● PSG- Base to Ace.
● C- Scoop playside LB to backside LB. (short scoop)
● BSG- Scoop (short scoop)
● BST- Scoop. (long scoop)
 Buck Sweep (58-59)
replaced GT counter

59 - 5.5 yd avg, 58% eff. 58 - 9.6 yd avg, 61% eff.

(84.4% of the time was + yardage)

Rules:
WR, A back, T = Down (1st man inside, NOT the end man on the los)

G’s - Pull and kick or turn up in hole (1 call -down)

C - Base, unless PSG gives a 1 call, then Pull See Hudl for film
 No Huddle System
I like the no huddle because it lets us run more
plays in practice in our limited time
How we call plays
1. Formation
2. Play
3. Play Tag or Dummy Tag
 How we call our NO Huddle
Snap Count: SET - GO - Hit (1) - Hit (2)

Tan Yellow
White
On 1st On 2nd
on Go
Hit (1) Hit (2)
L = Left A mot.
® = Rt. A mot.
Midline Rt
This column w/slam tag
Blue or Colt 25, Saint or Rt. A mot.
Gold 25 = 12 w/ left A in mot. on 2nd hit Red
Snap is on “GO” Is
STOP
35 - Can be
Blue
signaled with 1
1st
hand
Sound